Si Di asked, puzzled, "Lanling City seems quite desolate right now. Aren't you worried about business being bad? On the contrary, you think this is an advantage. I really don't understand!"

Tang 77 said, "Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, two shoe merchants went to an island to buy shoes. Unfortunately, the people on that island were all barefoot and did not wear shoes!"

Sisi sighed and said, "How pitiful! They won't be able to sell a single pair of boots!"

Tang 77 said, "That's right. One of the merchants left disappointed, while the other stayed and made a fortune selling shoes!"

Sisi looked incredulous: "How is that possible? Those people were clearly not wearing shoes..."

After saying that, Sisi seemed to understand something. She excitedly said, "You could say that they don't have any shoes to wear! Once we get them to accept wearing shoes, these people will all be customers!"

Yindi said approvingly, "Our fourth brother is getting more and more into business! If you opened a pastry shop here, your pastries would definitely be very popular!"

Sisi twisted the handkerchief in her hand without confidence and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. My pastries need to be baked in the oven that Brother Ziqiang specially made for me. It needs to be very large. I think the people of Lanling are having a hard time making ends meet. Who would have the money to buy pastries to eat!"

Tang 77 comforted her, saying, "Fourth Sister, Brother Ziqiang is here, isn't he? Let him build you a baking oven. As for the location, leave it to me. Your pastries are so delicious, your place will definitely be packed!"

Hearing Tang 77 say this, Sisi felt a glimmer of hope in her heart; she also wanted more people to enjoy the pastries she made!

As they were talking, Tang Ziqiang, Tang Zili, Sun Haotian, and several other teenagers came in together. Except for Tang Ziqiang, the others were all wearing the same clothes, which were the uniforms of Liu Rufeng's "Rufeng Academy".

Before Ziqiang could even speak, Sun Haotian excitedly ran up to Tang 77, grabbed her arm, and said, "77, I'm so glad to see you! You're so unfair! You ran off all by yourself without even telling me!"

It turned out that Liu Rufeng couldn't bear to part with Yindi and wanted to come with his wife. His disciples also wanted to see the world, so they all came together.

Tang 77 greeted Ziqiang and Zili, and they exchanged pleasantries.

Tang 77 told everyone to settle down and rest for a while, saying that in a few days, the Ministry of Revenue would send someone to discuss business with them!

Sun Haotian stopped her and asked, "77, don't you live here? Where are you going?"

Tang 77 had a sudden inspiration and said, "The Regent has a younger sister. By chance, I am now her study companion, so I will be living in the Regent's residence!"

Sun Haotian looked displeased, and Yindi was already getting anxious. She said unhappily, "You're used to being free and unrestrained at home. How could you be so obedient as to work as a servant in someone else's house? Tell me the truth, did you get into trouble, or did they bully you?"

Tang 77 frowned. Second Sister 1 was always meticulous and it was really not easy to fool her.

Tang 77 had no choice but to continue making up a story: "Second sister, what are you thinking? Who could bully me? It's the Regent's sister. She's been sick since childhood and can't walk, so she's withdrawn and most people can't do anything about her. But she likes me the most. She's a little better when I'm around. The Regent felt sorry for his sister and asked me to help her. I couldn't bear it, so I agreed!"

Yindi believed Tang 77's words, but she still said with concern, "With your wild horse-like nature, won't you be stifled if you're confined to that grand mansion?"

"Second Sister, don't worry, the Regent is a very good person. They treat me very well. You know me. If they wanted to mistreat me, I would still stay in there!" Tang 77 said all the right things, but Yindi still felt sorry for her.

Seeing Yindi like this, Liu Rufeng comforted her, saying, "My lady, don't worry! No matter who she is, if she's not happy, even the Heavenly King himself can't keep her."

In my opinion, this is a good thing. Not only did she help that poor girl in the Regent's Mansion, but she also learned some manners and etiquette, which will help her settle down!

Yindi was slightly relieved, but still gave Tang 77 a long lecture, telling him to come home if he was unhappy there!

Tang 7711 agreed, and highly recommended that someone from the imperial court come to discuss business with them soon and arrange for them to open shops. As for the workshop, he told them not to be impatient!

Tang 77 returned to the Regent's Mansion through the back door as usual, and then locked herself in the study to think about the planning map of the Lanling shops and workshops. She wished Geng Rui was here now so that she could discuss it with him.

Actually, Lan Yu would be fine too, but just thinking about his grumpy face made Tang 77 a little annoyed. She didn't want to go looking for trouble!

Tang 77 threw down his pen, put his feet up on the table, and started to act nonchalant. Being an official turned out to be a tough job. It wasn't as prestigious as he had imagined. There was also a lot of trouble. He should have known better than to agree to Lan Yu's proposal. He could have stayed at home as a lazy bum with no ambition!

"Sigh, I've fallen for Lan Yu's trick!" Lan Yu said, utterly dejected.

"What did you fall for?!" A gust of wind blew by, and Lan Yu was already standing in front of Tang 77.